List of sultans of Sulu
| Sultans of Sulu سلطان سولو |
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| First monarch | Rajah and Sharif ul-Hāshim |
| Last monarch | Mohammed Mahakuttah A. Kiram (last recognised Sultan) |
| Formation | 1390 (Sultanate of Sulu was said to be founded on 1405) |
| Abolition | 1986 |
| Residence | Datu Sangahan, Sulu |
| Pretender(s) |
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Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram
This is a list of the rulers of the Sultanate of Sulu. The Royal House of Sulu is a Muslim royal house of the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines.
Sulu was divided into three Kingdoms before the Sultanate arose.
The descendants of Paduka Pahala, through his two sons, live in Dezhou in China have the surnames An and Wen.
The Hashemite Sharif ul-Hāshim of Sulu arrived in Sulu and married Princess Dayang-dayang Paramisuli from the previous royal family, founding the Sulu Sultanate.
The following list details the holders of the title of sultan between 1405 and 1936.
The political sovereignty of the Sultanate was abolished in 1915. However non-sovereign powers such as the right to confer titles—as well as cultural, proprietary, and religious authority—remained. The descendants of the royal family are still recognised and honoured as de facto royalty by the people in Sulu and by others..
After the death of Sultan Jamalul-Kiram II in 1936, the Philippine Government, the successors in sovereignty to the United States of America, decided not to recognise the continued existence of the Sulu sultanate, according to a letter to the Governor of North Borneo dated 28 July 1936, from His Britannic Majesty's Consul General in Manila. After that decision several legitimate claimants and pretenders to the throne of Sulu appeared. During World War II, Japanese and American forces exerted influence in Sultanates affairs, each recognising a pretender supportive of their agenda.
In 1962, the Philippine government of President Diosdado Macapagal officially recognised the continued existence of the Royal Sultanate of Sulu, and, on 24 May 1974, officially recognised Sultan Mohammad Mahakuttah Kiram (reigned 1974–1986), under Memo Order 427, which was issued by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, and which stated that "The Government has always recognised the Sultanate of Sulu as the legitimate claimant to the historical territories of the Republic of Philippines" and that Mahakuttah A. Kiram is officially recognised as the Sultan of Sulu with the government being obligated to support his coronation on that date, his 8-year-old eldest son, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, being crowned beside his father as Raja Muda (Crown Prince). On 16 February 1986, Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram, succeeded his father to become the Head of the Royal House of Sulu. As the eldest son of the former Sultan Mahakuttah, he is the legitimate heir to the throne of the Sultanate of Sulu.
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